eternal life

(the) eternal triangle

a sexual or emotional relationship involving two women and one man or two men and one woman. (*Typically, a couple [man and woman] and another man or woman.) Henry can't choose between his wife and his mistress. It's the eternal triangle.I'm surprised Jane doesn't get tired of the eternal triangle. She goes out with Peter at the weekend and Jim during the week.

Hope springs eternal (in the human breast).

Prov. People will continue to hope even though they have evidence that things cannot possibly turn out the way they want. (From Alexander Pope's poem, "Essay on Man." Sometimes used to remark that you believe someone's situation is hopeless, as in the first example.) Jill: The boss may have turned me down the first twelve times I asked for a raise, but this time I really think she'll give it to me. Jane: Hope springs eternal in the human breast.Alan: You're not still trying to teach the dog to shake hands! Jane: Hope springs eternal.

eternal triangle

A relationship involving three lovers, such as two women involved with one man or two men with one woman. For example, The plot of the murder mystery revolved around the eternal triangle of a husband, wife, and another woman . [c. 1900]

hope springs eternal

People will keep on hoping, no matter what the odds. For example, I keep buying lottery tickets-hope springs eternal. This expression was coined by Alexander Pope ( An Essay on Man, 1732) and quickly became proverbial.

Koltai, who has shot most of Istvan Szabo's films (``Mephisto,'' ``Sunshine,'' ``Being Julia'') chose an eternally overcast, color-drained palette for the film, and a real photographer's eye is evident in many an exquisitely composed frame.

I am eternally grateful for the support we continue to receive from our friends and neighbors in the community and across the country," he said, "and I hope all of our members and their families have the most joyous of Holiday seasons.

Dramatis personae, from oldest to youngest: driven attorney Ginnie (Jennifer Esposito) reluctantly informs her husband (Callum Blue) she's pregnant (then asks him to forget she mentioned it, to which he responds, ``We've never attempted that level of denial before as a couple''); Ann (Kiele Sanchez) counsels transvestites and her relationship is collapsing; Marjee (Lizzy Caplan) is a high-strung, eternally discombobulated celebrity-event coordinator who deals poorly with moving back to her childhood home; and doe-eyed college student Rose (Laura Breckinridge) ineptly attempts to rebel by switching her major from premed to experimental theater.

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